Rich in plutonium

摘要

In the wake of North Korea's nuclear-weapons test, little attention has been paid to a revised plan for US nuclear weapons. But details of the scheme emerged on 19 October when officials announced the start of its environmental review. The plan, which focuses heavily on the handling of the plutonium used in nuclear weapons, deserves close scrutiny: it could have wide implications not just for the United States' own nuclear-weapons stockpile, but for the fate of the tattered non-proliferation regime.